Anyone out there that
yearns for the glory days of metal when bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden
and Scorpions ruled the world need look no further than Primal Fear for
a pure metal fix. This is a band that plays the dual guitar metal style
to perfection. There is nothing ground breaking in their music but when
does every metal band have to come out with something ground breaking? Sometimes
you are just I the mood to hear classic in your face metal and I can tell
you this band will deliver.

Lead vocalist Ralf
Sheepers is already well known to power metal fans as the ex-vocalist for
Kai Hansen's band Gamma Ray. Every time I hear his voice it just reminds
me what a big mistake Judas Priest made by not getting this guy for their
vocal duties when Rob Halford left. On this album his voice sounds as good
as ever but what really sticks out in my mind is the excellent guitar work
courtesy of Stefan Leibing and Henny Wolter. The riffs and leads are really
excellent and just a great vibe to the album. The rhythm section is tight
and compliments the overall feel of the album perfectly. Mat Sinner (bass)
and Klaus Sperling (drums) really drive the music home.

I would recommend this
album to anyone that likes the classic sounding european style of metal
that is guitar driven. If you like your metal more on the extreme side well
all I can tell you is buy the new Dimmu Borgir album.